Table mat, pad, &amp;c.



L. RODENHAUSEN.

TABLE MAT,PAD,&m APPLICATION FILED $213.20, 1914.

Patented J an. 5, 1915.

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LEONARD RODENHAUSEN, 0F PHXLA'DELP HALF T0 FRANK T. KESSLER, OF P HIA,PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Appfication filed February 20, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LEONARD RODENHAU- sun, acitizen of the United States, residing in the city and county ofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulTable Mat, Pad, &c., of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a table mat, pad or the like, formed of a topmember, on which plates, dishes, or other heated objects are adapted tobe sustained, and means depending from said member serving to elevatethe latter from the table, etc., on which said means are placed, thuspreventing the heat of said top member from reaching the top of saidtable and marring or otherwise injuring the varnish, polish or otherfinish thereof.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing,but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it isto be understood that the invention is not limited to the specificdetails shown and described.

Figure 1 represents a top plan view, partly broken away, of a table mat,or pad, embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a side elevationthereof. Fig. 3 represents an end elevation thtreof in folded condition.Fig. fl: represents a section on line aa Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale.Fig. 5 represents a section thereof on the line b-b Fig. 1, on anenlarged scale. Fig. 6 represents a bottom plan view of a section of themat or pad shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 7 represents an end elevation thereof.Fig. 8 represents a section on line 0-0 Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale.Fig. 9 represents a perspective View of a portion of Fig. 8. Figs. 10and 11 represent longitudinal sections of modifications thereof. Fig. 12represents a perspective View of another modification thereof. Fig. 13represents a top plan view of another embodiment of the invention. Fig.14; represents a diametrical section thereof on line d-0Z, Fig. 13.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings :-1 designates a mat or pad which is composedof the upper member 2, and the depending rim 3, which latter isunderneath said member around the periphery thereof and secureSpecification of Letters Patent.

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thereto, it being noticed that said rim is adapted to sit on the top ofa table, and so elevate said upper member. wherebv the latter is removedabove the surface of the table top, and so the heat of plates, dishes,or other objects placed on said member as the support thereof will notaffect the varnish,

other finish of said table top.

The mat or pad may be formed of sections connected with each other byflexible hinges 4, thus permitting said sections to be folded one on theother, as most plainly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and the underside of saidhinges are covered by the strips 5 which are connected with the framesof the sections, thus concealing said hinges. The sections are alsoprovided with legs 6, which are connected with the undersides of saidsections, so as to support the mat or pad intermediate of its borders.The member 2 is also formed with transverselyextending corrugations 7,which serve to strengthen the same, these corrugations when the memberis constructed of metal being produced by crimping the same, but themember may be formed of wood, vulcanized fiber, or other material.

The rim 3 may be made of metal or other material bent into the form of ahollow circular body 8, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the same beingriveted or otherwise secured to said member, as shown in Fig. 8, or itmay be made integral therewith, as in Fig. 10. In Fig. 11, I show therim as formed of circular piece 9 of wood, or other material. In each ofthe rims of 8, 9, 10 and 11 are horizontally-extending openings or vents1O therethrough at intervals to cause the circulation of air through thedevice, and the discharge of heat from under said member when the latteris occupied by a plate, dish, etc, in heated condition.

The sections have coverings 11 of fibrous material such as flannel,felt, etc., the same being secured in the present case to said sectionsby clips or spurs 12, which are formed with or attached to the innerside of said rim and so concealed leaving the exterior of the coveringsmooth and unobstructed, and adapted to penetrate the end portions ofsaid covering which are wrapped around said rim and receive said spurs,thus firmly and conveniently attaching the covthe coverings ering to thesections. As the coverings pass under the rims, they provide guards forthe bottom of the rim preventing abrasion and scratching of the tabletop. The portion of 11 around the side of the rim 3 have openings orvents therein, registering with the vents 0r openings 10 in said rim topermit the escape of heated air through the same.

In Fig. 12, the rim 3 is formed of blocks 13 which are connected withthe sections and separated at intervals forming the air passages 14.-between the same.

In Figs. 13 and 14, I show the upper member of a pad or mat of a piece15 of metal or other material with a rim 16 turned down from the same,the lower end of said rim being seated on a guard 17 of rubber or othersoft material, the same preventing abrasion, or scratching of the tabletop on which the pad or mat is seated. The upper member, Figs. 13 and14, is formed with corrugations 7 for strengthening purposes, as in theprevious instances it being noticed that in all cases, while the devicemay be set firmly on a table top, etc., its upper member is adapted tosupport heated plates, dishes, or other objects in a steady manner,while being elevated and so removed from prevent the heat from injusaidtop as to riously reaching the latter, while air may pass under saidmember and through the device and so reduce the temperature to whichsaid member may be subjected by the objects placed thereon. Especiallyis the table top guarded from the heat of the upper member, since thelatter being elevated does not superimpose its weight directly on thetable top, nor contact therewith.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A table mat composed of a body comprising a top and a side rim thelatter depending from covering of fibrous material extendingtransversely over said top and having a portion continued downwardlyover and around the exterior face of saidrim, and means for securing thecovering to said rim on the interior thereof.

2. A table mat composed of a body comprising a top and a side rim, thelatter depending from the periphery of said top, a covering of fibrousmaterial extending transversely over said top and having a portioncontinued downwardly over and around the exterior face of said rim, andan additional portion extending inwardly around the bottom edge of saidrim enveloping the same, and means for securing the covering to saidrim.

3. A table mat composed of a body comprising a top and a side rim, thelatter depending from the periphery of said top, a covering of fibrousmaterial extending transversely over said top and having a portioncontinued downwardly over and around the exterior face of said rim, anadditional portion extending inwardly around the bottom edge of said rimenveloping the same and extending upwardly on the interior face thereof,and means for securing said covering in position.

LEONARD RODENI-IAUSEN. iVitnesses:

JOHN A. VVmnnnsHnIM, N. Bnssmenn.

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